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Message:: [QUOTE="LSM, post: 186346, member: 5859"]Doug is correct. If your going to send something that's valuable Registered Mail is the safest method. Postal Employees who handle registered mail are held personally responsible and are liable for the wrong delivery, depredation, loss of any registered article due to negligence or disregard of instructions. Security of registered items is provided and ensured by the strict adherence to the requirement for hand to hand exchanges and the use of signed receipts. Registered mail is always processed, handled, and stored in secure locations. The items are processed by registry clerks at the processing plants and are secured in a registry cage. Registry cages are locked at all times and only registered clerks can enter the cages and sort the items. These clerks must sign in and out at all times. The carrier delivering the registered item must check the ID of the person accepting the item delivered. Also the postmaster can request that the person accepting the item come to the Post Office for pick up due to security reasons. In 1958 the Hope Diamond was sent register mail in an ordinary brown paper parcel insured for 1 million dollars. All postal facilities are required to have a secure area for registered mail. Items can be registered for more than 25,000 if you have a corporate account. So listen to Doug, use register mail for your valuable items the extra cost is well worth it. Lou[/QUOTE]